• He was sworn-in as Minister of State in the Union Council of Ministers in November 2014.

• After 20 years, he moved over to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in July 2016.

6. Arvind Kejriwal:

Birth:

16 August 1968 in Siwani, Haryana

Education:

Graduated in Mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur.

Political Career:

• Kejriwal was elected as the Aam Aadmi Party’s National Convener in 2012.

• The social activist turned politician went on join the IRS before quitting his job to join the anti-corruption crusade.

• Arvind Kejriwal was sworn in as the second-youngest chief minister of Delhi in December

2013.

7. Sudheendra Kulkarni:

Birth:

Athani, Karnataka, India

Education:

Attended the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Political Career:

• Kulkarni is an Indian Politician and Columnist.

• He is a former member of the Communist party of India.

• Bhartiya Janata Party joined by Kulkani in 1996 and resigned in 2009.

There are also some IITians who became Politicians in India like Nandan Nilekani, Krishan Kant, Ved Prakash Goyal, Raghuram Rajan and others.

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